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Old 03-15-2007, 12:19 AM
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Default Do you take your optics off the upper receiver while cleaning your AR?

Would a bit of spray of CLP or brake cleaner/sovent damage the glass?
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Old 03-15-2007, 12:25 AM
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Would a bit of spray of CLP or brake cleaner/sovent damage the glass?
why would you do that, you loose zero.

Just put your scope covers on and clean.
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Old 03-15-2007, 12:34 AM
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Thanks! Noob here, still learning... just planning ahead.
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Old 03-15-2007, 7:46 AM
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I personally would not remove the scope unless I was prepared re-zero it. Even with quick detach mounts or rails that claim no loss of zero, I feel that the potential for even even the slightest bit of loss in zero would be unacceptable. But if your scope is a 1X zeroed only for close range, it really shouldn't make any noticable difference.

As for getting any sort of lubricant on the glass, I hope you mean accidentally because you would then have to use a solvent just to get the CLP off. Watered down rubbing alcohol would probably be the harshest household chemical I would use to clean it if not just a simple piece of micro-fiber. Getting lubricant on glass would only obstruct the light transmission. Brake cleaner would probably just destroy the coating on the class (speculating). I would clean it with something designed for lenses only when it gets dirty. Lenses are easy to scratch and your glass is too valuable to risk that.

In a nutshell, i would leave the scope on. Just cover it up. If you don't have lens caps, rubber band a piece of fabric over each end.
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Old 03-15-2007, 7:57 AM
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I leave mine on...
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Old 03-15-2007, 11:42 AM
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Just spray carefully...i wouldnt spray glass with that stuff. Leave it on.
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Old 03-15-2007, 12:09 PM
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Don't spray on the scope. Use the little straw to aim your spray.

Are you spraying the outside of the receiver? Sounds like you are planning a paint job.
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Old 03-15-2007, 7:15 PM
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Optics?????? who puts freakin optics on a AR????

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